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Women in the Workforce: Their Impact, Their Legacy

More than 40 years ago, President Ronald Reagan recognized American Business Women’s Day as a day to honor and reflect upon the contributions and accomplishments of the millions of women in the American workforce and the millions of women business owners in the United...

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Post-FOMC Thoughts

BY: Matthew KimbroughPortfolio Manager The Decision After pausing briefly in June, the FOMC decided to execute another rate hike at their meeting in July, which brought the Fed Funds rate to its present range of 5.25 – 5.50%. Speeches by FOMC members leading up to...

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The Morning View: September 19, 2023

From our colleagues at our sister company, Argent Trust:    https://player.vimeo.com/video/866006466?badge=0&autopause=0&player_id=0&app_id=58479 In this morning’s data, Housing Starts were much less than expected at 1,283,000 in August, which is a -11.3%...

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The Morning View: September 13, 2023

From our colleagues at our sister company, Argent Trust:    https://player.vimeo.com/video/864030571?badge=0&autopause=0&player_id=0&app_id=58479 Announced this morning, the Consumer Price Index increased 0.6% in August, as expected and is four-tenths...

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Market Update -September 2023

The Month At-A-Glance The S&P 500 finished 1.6% lower during the month—its first negative month since February. A stronger US dollar took a bite out of foreign equity returns, with MSCI EAFE falling 3.8% and MSCI EM dropping 6.2%. To start the month, Fitch Ratings...

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The Morning View: September 7, 2023

From our colleagues at our sister company, Argent Trust:    https://player.vimeo.com/video/862044922?badge=0&autopause=0&player_id=0&app_id=58479 Announced this morning, Initial Jobless Claims were 216,000 for the week ending September 2nd, less than...

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The Morning View: September 1, 2023

From our colleagues at our sister company, Argent Trust:    https://player.vimeo.com/video/860186557?badge=0&autopause=0&player_id=0&app_id=58479 Announced this morning, the economy added 187,000 jobs in August, more than expected.  The Health Care...

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Launching Financially Healthy Kids into Adulthood

From our colleagues at Argent Financial: BY: Jill Knight Nalty | Market President, Argent Trust, New Orleans, LABY: Mark C. Hartnett | Managing Director of Argent Family Wealth Services, Oxford, MSBY: Jodi Penn Rives | Business Development Officer, Argent Financial...

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The Morning View: August 24, 2023

From our colleagues at our sister company, Argent Trust: https://player.vimeo.com/video/857529910?badge=0&autopause=0&player_id=0&app_id=58479    Announced this morning, Initial Jobless Claims were 230,000 for the week ending August 19th, less than...

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Market Perspectives- August 2023

Testing Market Resilience • Last month, 87% of the S&P stocks were over their 50-day moving average. As of August 20th, the number of stocks still holding above their 50-day moving average slipped to 33%. • According to Ned Davis research, interest payments on...

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